The Saluda Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the American Leadership Academy Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. American Leadership Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Saluda, who comes in off a win.
Saluda will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 34) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past McCormick 50-48.
Meanwhile, American Leadership Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They lost 63-40 to Hammond. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 36th).
Saluda will need focus on slowing down Jake Cantor, one of several American Leadership Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 11 points. Payton Miles was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
American Leadership Academy's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Saluda, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Saluda beat American Leadership Academy 65-53 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Does Saluda have another victory up their sleeve, or will American Leadership Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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